State – Corrections, Decision 12643 (PSRA, 2016)
STATE OF WASHINGTON
BEFORE THE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION
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In the matter of the petition of:
TEAMSTERS LOCAL 117
Involving certain employees of:
STATE – CORRECTIONS |
CASE 128492-E-16
DECISION 12643 - PSRA
CERTIFICATION Cross-Check by Agreement of Parties
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Leonard A. Smith, Director of Organizing, for Teamsters Local 117.
Ohad M. Lowy, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General Robert W. Ferguson, for the Washington State Department of Corrections.
FINDINGS OF FACT
1. Teamsters Local 117 filed with the Public Employment Relations Commission a petition concerning representation of employees of the Washington State Department of Corrections. The petition was timely filed and accompanied by a showing of interest administratively determined by the Commission to be sufficient. No other organization is known to claim to represent the employees involved.
2. These representation proceedings were conducted under the supervision of the Commission in the bargaining unit described as:
All full-time and regular part-time employees in the Ferry Operator, Ferry Operator Assistant, Marine Engine Mechanic Supervisor, and Shipwright Supervisor job classes employed by the Washington State Department of Corrections Marine Department, excluding supervisors, confidential employees, and all other employees.
3. All proceedings were conducted in a manner designed to afford the affected employees a free choice in the selection of a bargaining representative, if any; a confidential cross-check of employer and union documents has been conducted by Commission staff and a tally of the results previously furnished to the parties is attached hereto; and no meritorious objections have been filed with respect to these proceedings.
CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
1. The unit described in Finding of Fact 2 is an appropriate unit for the purpose of collective bargaining within the meaning of RCW 41.80.070.
2. All conditions precedent to a certification have been met.
CERTIFICATION
The employees of the Washington State Department of Corrections in the appropriate bargaining unit described in Finding of Fact 2 have chosen
TEAMSTERS LOCAL 117
as their representative for the purpose of collective bargaining with their employer.
ISSUED at Olympia, Washington, this 20th day of December, 2016.
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION
MICHAEL P. SELLARS, Executive Director